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The following trade leads appear exclusively in print in The Journal of Commerce. The leads are curr

The introduction early this month of 10 percent export duties on a range of Russian nonferrous metal

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCEErnest C. Frohboese has been named chief investment officer of the Britis

Jan. 14, 1999Baltic International Freight Futures Market Prev.Close High Low

The purchase by Hungary's salami maker Pick Szeged Rt. of paprika producer Szegedi Paprika Rt. has b

Bethlehem Steel Corp. has created an intermodal terminal designed to be an operating hub for rail-tr

Texas-Mexican Railway Co. and Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. have signed a five-year int

Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. acquired selected assets of Skyline Transportation Inc.'s consolidate

Canadian National Railway is selling a 118-mile line to short-line rail operator Quebec Railway Corp

At least 11 flights were delayed Thursday at Paris' Orly Airport in a strike by maintenance staff at

Jan. 14, 1999Included are list prices of suppliers. Quotations do not necessarily represent

The Belgian Association of Marine Insurers, in a letter sent to its customers, has clarified its pos

Civil disorder could erupt when the year 2000 begins and electricity grids supplying power to most U

The dry cargo and tanker fixtures listed herewith and compiled in London and New York, include the f

Vietnam's textile and garment sector is looking to lift exports in 1999 to $1.5 billion, putting spe

The majority of container lines in the North Atlantic trades will seek approval from U.S. and Europe

North American railroads made the first in a series of weekly performance reports that could signal

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778 (Jan. 14, 1999) Previous day - 780The Baltic International Freight Futures Market in Lon

The methodology to determine the optimum mix of risk securitization and traditional financing to ena

Centris Group Inc. confirmed the receipt of an unsolicited acquisition proposal from HCC Insurance H

Northern Telecom, Canada's largest high-tech company, said this week it will close plants and elimin

The World Bank believes the Romanian government is now committed to reforms needed for the country's

The Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan issued a statement Thursday complaining that Iranian goods importe

The United States and the European Union appear headed - albeit awkwardly - toward settlement of a n

Progress toward liberalized aviation agreements with three African countries and Argentina is expect

Although far from any market crisis, Mercedes-Benz de Mexico executives in Mexico say that they expe

One of the major sore points in the shaky U.S.-China maritime relationship has been healed.S

Transport Corp. of America Inc. has sold its subsidiary, Transport International Express to Express

C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc. has bought Norminter SA of Caen, France, for an undisclosed sum.

The Texas Railroad Commission urged the state Legislature this week to provide tax relief to the sta

Commercial Quantity Aluminum ingots_ $1,500-$1,600per

Prospects for action on the long-stalled financial services reform legislation pending in Congress i

Free trade between Cuba and the United States could be a bonanza for Florida, according to a study c

The French insurance group AXA declined to comment on a newspaper report that it had made a takeover

Aetna Inc. Wednesday signed a $100 million agreement to acquire Argentina's biggest health-maintenan

oreign executives intoxicated by opportunities opened by the first 20 years of China's economic re

'I feel like Chicken Little, except that the sky really is falling.'

An International Monetary Fund audit team said it will recommend to the fund's board that a $53 mill

Vice President Al Gore lent his political muscle to the Port of New York and New Jersey on Wednesday